Here and There at the Louisville ARBA Convention

Carol Green is the only one in our wool group who is at the ARBA convention at Louisville, Ky.  We are very appreciative that Carol sent photos.  Debbie McCormick of VA also sent us some photos.  We are posting these photos here.  Thank you Carol and Debbie.  

Calm before activities, the showroom is still quiet. 

People start to arrive.  

It’s the 100th ARBA convention. 

This sign is self-explanatory. 

American FuzzyLops on the judging table, judge is Maddie Pratt.  Carol and Nate's Fuzzy Lop won the first place in 5 out of 8 classes, BOSB, and best wool.   There were 291 Fuzzy Lops entered in the open show.  

White French Angora on the judging table.  Carol’s colored junior buck won the first place in his class that has 20 entered. 

 The coops are way too small for the English Angora with full coats. It is surprising and disappointing that the convention assigned these very old small size wooden coops to the wool breeds while other breeds were assigned the new metal coops as seen in the first two photos.   These wooden tables were made over 30 years ago.  Here are photos of these tables being used in the 1992 convention:
Northern California Angora Guild: Convention Memories: 1992 ARBA Convention Angora Numbers (ncag.blogspot.com)
The wooden floors and sides rub the wool and made the well-groomed Angoras look ungroomed and unfinished.  The poops and pees stay on the wooden floor, eventually the Angora tummies would be covered with wetness and droppings.  These are the least suitable equipment for any long hair or wool breeds of animals.  

English Angora being weighed.  Convention rule requires that the top 5 placed animals be weighed to make sure they are within the weight limits.  

Debbie and Gabe.   Gabe is working at the KW booth. 

 

Debbie and Tammey. 

Debbie and Amy.  The name of the rabbit is Goose, owned by Amy but bred by Debbie. 

Carol judged youth American Fuzzy Lop.  This is her pick of the BOB.